Tech Dump Merge Completed
Completed the migration/merge of the “techdump” blog (the original subdomain redirects to the “Tech Dump” category here). The...
Instagram Suspends Kakou Collective’s Account – A Cautionary Note
Kakou Collective is a Hawai’i based company that creates products with art inspired by the culture and natural...
May 1st Economic Strike: May Day Strong
This is another national shutdown in the U.S. following the previous one back on January 30th. According to...
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Japanese Yen Surges 3% After Foreign-Exchange Intervention
Officials in Tokyo issued stark warnings to the markets (specifically a polite heads up to FX traders from...
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It’s Not Everyone CNN…
“Anal”ysis from CNN about how “everyone is reading the market wrong” (my bad for having to link even...
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Gasoline/Petrol Prices Climb
This should not be surprising (except to Wall Street in the U.S., which remains in denial given this...
AI Can Cost More Than Paying Human Workers
LMAO… I could’ve come to this conclusion for these companies and Wall Street for absolutely FREE. But this...
Unconfirmed Reports of OpenAI Missing its Revenue and User Growth Targets
I happened to see a bunch of newswire reports that OpenAI had missed several key targets. Checking around,...
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Will Leave OPEC
After 6 decades of being a member of OPEC, UAE announced they will be leaving the oil cartel...
U.S. Mint Sources Gold tied to Drug Cartels
I saw this syndicated piece of news on my local newspaper site with the actual headline being “U.S....
Japan Breaks with Post-war Pacifism by Easing Arms Exports
Last week, the Japanese government revised limits on defense equipment exports that will allow the sale of more...
White House Ballroom Pitch Follows WHCD Shooting
The shooting that occurred in the lobby (prior to the security area) of the Washington Hilton on the...